Category: Analytics
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This Race May Just be Getting Started
One of the most exciting moments in sports is in horse racing, when a horse makes a fantastic surge towards the end providing a photo finish. In a crowded EHR vendor market, is one vendor making a turnaround that could provide similar intrigue? Those who know me, know how much I love the sport of…
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Ochsner’s Chris Belmont: Big data key to scheduling, telehealth efforts
At Ochsner Health System in New Orleans, big data is helping to connect physicians, patients and staff. Not only with “obvious” data, but data of little details that don't always come to the surface. read more …read more Source: Ochsner's Chris Belmont: Big data key to scheduling, telehealth efforts
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HealthIT is an Opportunity for Job Creation in Rural Communities
“Who else can provide healthcare in rural Mississippi besides these small rural hospitals? With so much responsibility and so few resources, they need all the help they can get,” said Jim Rice, RN, MBA, Health IT and Electronic Health Record Consultant at the Mississippi Health IT Regional Extension Center. We traveled to Mississippi recently to…
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Study: Patients Interested, But Not Accessing EHRs via Web
Only an approximate one-quarter of patients are accessing their medical record via web or mobile interface, despite the fact most are interested in doing so, according to a new survey from Deerfield, Ill.-based research and consulting firm Aeffect. Only an approximate one-quarter of patients are accessing their medical record via web or mobile interface, despite…
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Lack of funding, skills hamper hamper health analytics efforts
Budget woes and a skills gap are preventing many healthcare organizations from fully harnessing analytics, according to a survey from healthcare informatics consulting firm CIC Advisory. read more …read more Source: Lack of funding, skills hamper hamper health analytics efforts
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Survey: Consumers Reluctant To Enter Health Care’s Digital Age
Most hospitals have implemented electronic medical records, but only 24% of consumers are making use of them, a new study shows. Hospital CIOs are working on ways to boost adoption of EMRs, which have been tied to improvements in health care, as well as billions of dollars in federal incentive payments. …read more Source: Survey:…
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ONC Health IT Fellows: National Learning from Local Champs
ONC is pleased to announce the selection of 28 practicing providers & office staff from 18 states to serve as the inaugural class of Health IT Fellows. These Fellows are clinicians, office staff and administrative office champions who have taken meaningful use and leveraged it to become more efficient and innovative in their practices. Health…
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3 reasons to be optimistic that data can improve healthcare
Despite all the promise for big data to improve care and cut costs, implementing an effective strategy can be pretty overwhelming, concedes Irfan Khan, senior vice president and chief technology… read more …read more Source: 3 reasons to be optimistic that data can improve healthcare
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Patient portal mandate triggers anxiety
Stage 2 of the government’s Meaningful Use Program requires that at least 5 percent of patients view, download, and transmit their health information and send a secure electronic message to their provider. The CMS lowered this objective from 10 percent to 5 percent when it published its Stage 2 final rule. read more …read more…
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Study: EMR Risk Stratification Can Reduce Readmissions
An electronic medical record (EMR)-enabled strategy that targets scarce care transition resources to high risk heart failure (HF) patients can reduce hospital readmissions, according to a new study in the British Medical Journal Quality & Safety. An electronic medical record (EMR)-enabled strategy that targets scarce care transition resources to high risk heart failure (HF) patients…